My copy arrived and it’s stunning! So thrilled to have a tiny poem from ‘Siren’ Broken Sleep Books in this beautiful anthology.

A huge honour to be asked by darrenchetty.bsky.social & Karen Sands-O'Connor to do a cover for their book Beyond the Secret Garden. Pub'd by English & Media Ctr & based on their well loved Books for Keeps column. An attempt to depict what my own experience of trying to get into the industry felt like

It took me a lot of takes to film this, but yeah, I'm going to be running a workshop about my favourite thing! World building!

I am partnering with the Royal College of Nursing (Royal College of Nursing Libraries) to facilitate a poetry writing workshop for fellow Nursing and Midwifery Council clinicians. Let’s explore and expand the world of poetry together. Book your free place here: rcn.org.uk/news-and-event…

We can do this! We will keep going and we need all your help and support! If you can help us financially do get in touch! It will go a long way in highlighting South Asian books for kids!! It’s much needed!!

Kicking us off at the ESEA festival with her incomparable warmth & humour, MaisieChanWrites is on threads 😍😍

What an amazing day ESEA Authors #ESEAfestival at SOAS University of London ! Lovely to see Khairani Barokka & L Kiew Thank you so much to the brilliant organisers!!!

We're thrilled to announce the ten young writers who will take part in the third Young Critics Scheme with T. S. Eliot Prize - we can't wait to work with this cohort to review this year's shortlist via video. Find out more: bit.ly/YoungCritics24

Every student counts. And they can all find their voice through poetry. It’s a creative outlet and can be an escape from a difficult reality. Download our free #NationalPoetryDay print and go worksheets, designed by curriculum experts: nationalpoetryday.co.uk/resources/

This is such an amazing book, soon out in its first (!) American edition 👇🏽

We're looking for Spark! teachers & librarians to join our shortlisting panels! This is a fantastic opportunity to read and discuss the latest & greatest children’s fiction. Here’s what some of our 11+ panellists had to say about the experience: sparkbookawards.co.uk/schools/ideas-…

Poets, here's a competition not to be missed! I'm on the judging panel and can't wait to read your work. Please send details to people who are great poets but never seem to get the right sort of recognition!📚 rmcfarlane63 Jhalak Prize Sussex Library

DEADLINE THIS FRIDAY ⏰ #IBCawards25 The IBC Awards is committed to celebrating the talent behind the best new inclusive children’s books published in the UK. And submissions are CLOSING SOON! Enter here: inclusivebooksforchildren.org/awards-2025

Excellent new issue of Books for Keeps with #BeyondtheSecretGarden on Robinsonades update on Sail Fest UK & 30 years of Tara Books

10 books for children which counter fake news, interrogate power and smash hate-fuelled rhetoric. A booklist promoted by August’s racist violence. Books for Keeps booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/ten-of…

.Andersen Press has landed The Line They Drew Through Us, an “unforgettable” novel set against the backdrop of the Partition of India from Hiba Noor Khan 👇 thebookseller.com/rights/anderse…

I don’t know what you’re doing on Saturday, 28 September, but cancel it — and come celebrate 40 years of Wasafiri with us 🔥 wasafiri.org/news-and-event…

Poetry reaches the fashionistas of the world! As a child, I used to ride our laundry basin, while singing ‘Near, Far…’😂 Now, my work is in the same magazine as Kate Winslet! Thank you for featuring my poem ‘Magatama’ from my second collection, AGIMAT! 🧿

Wrote about Ruthvika Rao’s debut, The Fertile Earth for Guardian Books. It’s a beautiful love story and an extraordinary study of cruelty, bondage and power. A novel that will stay with me, perhaps forever. Oneworld Publications theguardian.com/books/2024/sep…

So happy to announce that today FOREST OF A THOUSAND EYES is released! It's another collaboration with the amazing Emily Gravett, as you can tell from the wondrous cover. (On the physical book, some of those leaves have a lovely ominous shimmer...) panmacmillan.com/authors/france…